Public Affairs (Master's)
Rank/School Average
reputation score
(5 = highest)
1. Harvard University (MA) 4.5
Syracuse University (NY) 4.5
3. Indiana University--Bloomington 4.3
4. Princeton University (NJ) 4.2
University of California--Berkeley 4.2
6. University of Georgia 4.0
7. Carnegie Mellon University (PA) 3.9
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor 3.9
University of Southern California 3.9
University of Texas--Austin 3.9
11. University of Wisconsin--Madison 3.8
12. American University (DC) 3.7
Columbia University (NY) 3.7
SUNY--Albany 3.7
University of Chicago 3.7
University of Kansas 3.7
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities 3.7
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill 3.7
19. Duke University (NC) 3.6
George Washington University (DC) 3.6
New York University 3.6
University of Maryland--College Park 3.6
University of Pittsburgh 3.6
24. Arizona State University 3.5
Florida State University 3.5
University of California--Los Angeles 3.5
University of Washington 3.5
Virginia Tech 3.5
29. Georgetown University (DC) 3.4
Johns Hopkins University (MD) 3.4
31. Georgia State University 3.3
University of Arizona 3.3
University of Kentucky 3.3
University of Nebraska--Omaha 3.3
35. Cleveland State University 3.2
Cornell University (NY) 3.2
Ohio State University 3.2
University of Colorado--Denver 3.2
University of Missouri--Columbia 3.2
University of Pennsylvania 3.2
41. North Carolina State University 3.1
Northern Illinois University 3.1
Rutgers State University--Newark (NJ) 3.1
University of Delaware 3.1
University of Utah 3.1
46. CUNY--Baruch College 3.0
George Mason University (VA) 3.0
Naval Postgraduate School (CA) 3.0
Rutgers State University--New Brunswick (NJ) 3.0
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Public Affairs Specialties:
Public Management Administration
1. Syracuse University (NY)
2. Harvard University (MA)
3. University of Georgia
4. Indiana University–Bloomington
5. University of Southern California
6. American University (DC)
7. University of Kansas
8. SUNY–Albany
9. University of California–Berkeley
10. Arizona State University
Virginia Tech
12. New York University
13. Florida State University
University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
15. University of Wisconsin–Madison
16. George Washington University (DC)
17. Princeton University (NJ)
University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
19. University of Chicago
University of Texas–Austin
21. University of Maryland–College Park
22. Columbia University (NY)
Duke University (NC)
Ohio State University
University of Nebraska–Omaha
University of Pittsburgh
University of Washington
28. Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
Cleveland State University
Portland State University (OR)
Rutgers State University–Newark (NJ)
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
33. University of Missouri–Columbia
34. Georgetown University (DC)
Georgia State University
Naval Postgraduate School (CA)
University of Baltimore (MD)
University of Delaware
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Public Affairs Specialties: Public Policy Analysis
1. Harvard University (MA)
2. University of California–Berkeley
3. University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
4. Carnegie Mellon University (PA)
5. University of Chicago
6. Princeton University (NJ)
7. Duke University (NC)
8. Syracuse University (NY)
9. Indiana University–Bloomington
10. University of Wisconsin–Madison
11. University of Texas–Austin
12. University of Maryland–College Park
13. University of Minnesota–Twin Cities
14. Georgetown University (DC)
15. American University (DC)
University of California–Los Angeles
17. Columbia University (NY)
SUNY–Albany
University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
University of Pennsylvania
University of Southern California
22. Johns Hopkins University (MD)
University of Washington
24. New York University
25. University of Georgia
26. Arizona State University
College of William and Mary (VA)
Ohio State University
University of Pittsburgh[/COLOR] [/FONT] [/SIZE]